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The US National Security Agency, US cyber watchdog CISA, the FBI, and the Transportation Security Administration said that the group known as "Volt Typhoon" had quietly burrowed into the networks of aviation, rail, mass transit, highway, maritime, pipeline, water and sewage organisations.

The note, signed by startup founders including Policybazaars Yashish Dahiya, Bharat Matrimonys Murugavel Janakiraman, Makemytrips Rajesh Magow and Ritesh Malik of Innov 8 said the RBI order would have a far-reaching impact on the ecosystem than just on Paytm as a company. The founders requested the regulator to reassess "the proportionality of restrictions".

According to executives at recruitment services firms, Paytms competitors are keen on hiring employees in tech and sales teams and have started sending feelers. However, there are few takers for the legal and compliance professionals, especially at the senior and mid levels.

The funds will be used to strengthen the companys foothold in its current regions, enhance market penetration and explore new markets. “We are seeing a lot of new people joining from places like Kerala, Coimbatore and so on. We want to also come out and have regional language options on the app,” founder and chief executive of Khyaal, Hemanshu Jain, told ET.

PhonePe, the Walmart-backed digital payments major, has strengthened its board of directors with the induction of Tarun Bajaj, former revenue secretary, as an Independent Director and Chairman of the Risk Committee. It has also brought on board John D Rainey, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Walmart, and Donna Morris, executive vice president and chief people officer of Walmart, as non-executive directors.

Nearly 90 million pounds would go towards the hubs, which will focus on using AI in areas including healthcare, chemistry and mathematics, and a partnership with the United States on responsible AI, the government said.

Apple asks U.S. judge to dismiss consumer lawsuit accusing it of unlawfully barring cryptocurrency transaction apps. The lawsuit claims Apples restrictions on cryptocurrency tech harm competition and increase fees on Venmo and Cash App. Apple argues there are no unlawful app rules or business agreements.

The keenly awaited piece of legislation has huge ramifications for the technology as well as all important sectors of the economy since it prescribes several rules regarding collection, processing and storage of data of Indians.

The ride-hailing market has largely been a duopoly between Lyft and Uber in the United States, with the former that owns a roughly 30% market share locked in a fierce competition with the rival for riders as well as drivers.

Technology experts and policy lawyers were split on whether CICs can be exempt under the new data law and if people can request complete data deletion for privacy reasons.